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Bellarmine University Athletics

2024 Baseball Roster

John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Spugnardi
Eastern Kentucky Athletics

13 Devin Ecklar

  • Position Right-handed Pitcher
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Economics
  • Hometown Richmond, KY
  • High School Madison Central
  • Parents Dawn Thompson and Darren Ecklar

Biography

2024 – Fifth-year Senior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Led team in total appearances (24) and relief appearances (22) while ranking fourth with 32.2 innings pitched and striking out 20…Made team-high 14 appearances in ASUN play, striking out 11 in 19.0 innings pitched…Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings in season debut Feb. 16 against Tennessee Tech…Struck out two 1.1 scoreless frames March 11 against Southern Indiana and followed with 2.0 shutout frames March 12 against Eastern Illinois…Notched 1.1 scoreless innings March 17 against ASUN counterpart FGCU and fanned two in a shutout frame March 30 against conference foe North Florida…Whirled 2.1 scoreless innings in an ASUN contest April 19 against Central Arkansas and didn’t allow an earned run in 1.2 innings in a conference outing May 10 against Lipscomb.

2023 - Senior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Led team in appearances (23), including 22 in relief…Struck out 28 in 32.1 innings pitched and recorded one save…Struck out two or more in seven outings…Tossed at least 3.0 innings in four appearances…Fired 3.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts in season debut against New Mexico State on Feb. 18…Fanned four over 2.1 innings of work against Mercer on March 4…Hurled 3.1 scoreless innings against Northern Kentucky on March 7…That outing against NKU started a string of four straight appearances without allowing an earned run and also included Indiana and Eastern Kentucky…Earned a save against Stetson on April 8 after fanning four in 3.0 shutout innings…Struck out four in 1.2 innings against Evansville on May 9.

2022 - Junior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Led team in appearances with 23, including a team-high 20 relief appearances, and notched a save…Struck out 25 batters in 30.2 innings pitched…Struck out season-high four in 2.0 scoreless innings Feb. 18 in season debut against No. 5 Virginia…Tossed a scoreless inning Feb. 23 at Kentucky…Struck out the side in order April 27 against Austin Peay…Also logged 1.0 scoreless inning against Morehead State on March 9, Central Arkansas on March 18, Lipscomb on April 2 and Western Kentucky on May 17…Struck out three while allowing only one run in 3.0 innings pitched in final outing of season May 20 against Jacksonville State.

2021 - Sophomore 
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Ranked second on team in appearances (19), fourth in innings pitched (39.0) and fifth in strikeouts (30) while going 2-1…Reliever tossed 2.0 innings or more in 10 outings…Allowed a single run in season-high 4.1 innings against Kentucky on March 30…Fired 2.0 scoreless innings against Kennesaw State on April 16…Yielded a single run in 4.0 innings against Eastern Kentucky on May 11…Hurled 4.0 shutout innings against Youngstown State on May 16…Struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings against Liberty on May 21 in ASUN Championship quarterfinal series game.

2020 - Freshman 
Before remainder of season canceled due to coronavirus, made one pitching appearance…Earned win in first collegiate appearance, throwing a perfect inning with a strikeout in 9-6 victory over Lee in second game March 3.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2020Freshman

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 190 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2021Sophomore

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 190 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2022Junior

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 195 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2023Senior

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 195 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2024Graduate Student

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 200 lbs
    13